Print out the stocking pattern. For the exterior body pieces, lay the fabric wrong side up and fold one side over 13 inches. Lay the pattern piece on top. Cut out the pattern with your rotary cutter or trace and cut out with scissors. Repeat for the batting and lining.

If you'd like to print out the tutorial instructions, one of our fellow Fabricworms has generously taken the time to create a PDF to follow along with. Thanks so much, Miriam!

To assemble the body of the stocking, put the two exterior body pieces right sides together. Gently smooth the batting to the wrong sides of the exterior fabric. The batting clings to the fabric, which makes things easier for keeping the pieces together. As you can see in the picture below, you will have a layer of batting, two layers of fabric (right sides together) and then another layer of batting. Pin in place. Sew the four layers together with a 1/2" seam allowance.

Trim the batting from the seam allowance at the top of the stocking and along the toe and ankle to help reduce bulk. Turn right side out and press. Looking pretty cute already!

Sew the lining pieces together. Do not turn the lining right side out. Leave it just the way you sewed it. Place lining inside body of the stocking.

To make the cuff, cut out a rectangle 16" x 9" of the cuff fabric and cut a piece of batting
16" x 4 1/2". Place batting along one edge of the wrong side of the cuff fabric.

Fold the fabric and batting in half. Sew up the short side with 1/2" seam allowance. Trim the batting in the seam allowance to reduce bulk. Press seams open.

Fold cuff over so the batting is covered. Mark center of raw edge of the cuff opposite from the seam with a pen or by making a small notch in the fabric.

Place the cuff inside the body of the stocking, aligning the raw edges of cuff with the raw edges of the body. Match the cuff seam with the back body seam and the front seam with the mark you made on the cuff. If the cuff is a little wider than the top of the stocking, simply increase the seam allowance on the cuff to make it the same width as the top of the stocking.

Cut a 6" piece of ribbon and fold in half. Place the ribbon between the lining and the cuff along the back body seam of the stocking. Align the raw edges of the ribbon and the body. The loop of the ribbon should be facing into the body of the stocking.

If the pattern on the cuff is one way, double check to make sure that the pattern will be facing the right direction once it is sewn on and flipped over.

Excellent tutorial. This definitely goes into my list of favorite tutorials. And I like yours sew much better than my Christmas stockings, you've just inspired me to make new Christmas stockings. Gosh, these would also make excellent Christmas gifts too.

Question: (I'm making this right now) When you said:"If the cuff is a little wider than the top of the stocking, simply increase the seam allowance on the cuff to make it the same width as the top of the stocking."

Do you mean take the cuff back out of the stocking and resew it, making a bigger seam allowance?The cuff is at least an inch wider than the stocking. Trying to figure out how to fix it.

These are perfect! Just made four for my son, daughter-in-law and their 2 kiddos...they are so reminiscent of Pottery Barn stockings..the size is perfect! Thanks for such a great tutorial. I plan to blog about them later this week! :)

Thanks so much, I'm not particularly crafty but this seemed so easy to follow. I've put it on my blog (although it's only pinned together at this stage) http://thelazymole.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/getting-crafty-part-2.html Cheers.

Thank you for posting this. Two weekends ago, I made this my first ever sewing adventure and they turned out beautifully! I appreciate the easy to follow instructions. If you want to see a photo of my finished stockings, visit http://waisteddreams.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-sew-sew-adventure.html

Thank you for such a great tutorial. I made three of these for my family. You can see the results over at my blog. http://notyournormalsteam.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/stockings-were-sewn-in-the-craft-cave-with-care/

I just made this stocking. I was a little bit afraid about how it would turn out. I have some sewing experience but not a whole lot, but it turned out really well! So excited! Thank you for the tutorial!

Well, I finished my first one, not so pretty, but I'm not very good at working a sewing machine. It was easier than I anticipated, and I can't wait to finish two more. I don't even mind that they aren't perfect, because it proves that they are homemade! :D Thanks for the tutorial!

Thank you so much for sharing your pattern and the tutorial! This was my first sewing experience and thanks to your great directions they turned out wonderfully! I can't help but smile when I look at them knowing they are homemade. Thanks!

Hi! Thank you so much for this, I made two just in time for Christmas Eve :) If you want to, you can see them here. I've linked back to you of course. Thanx again and Merry Christmas!http://mybusycraftlife.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmassing-new-stockings-and-apron.html

Excellent tutorial - thank you. The angle at which this stocking sits is perfect and maintains its shape really well. I used a faux fur cuff with red Christmas fabric. Am sure my nephew is going to love it, hopefully for many years to come :)

I LOVE this pattern! I made three Christmas stockings for my family last year and just finished making five for my sister and her family (to surprise them with this year on Thanksgiving...as they're getting ready to decorate for Christmas). The tutorial is very easy to follow and the stockings are just perfect in size and style. I love them! Thanks so much!!!

I'm making our stockings bigger and can do the body part with my own bigger stocking as a pattern but how do I know what measurements to do the cuff? Love these.....actually made one last year :) Thanks!

This is a great tutorial! enjoying making personalised stockings for friends, so far i've made a robot stocking a marvel action stocking and a leopard print stocking for my friends. Can't wait for christmas!

I am really having a hard time in making some, well thanks to your tutorial, hopefully I can make some before Christmas, Christmas fabric is not a problem as I already brought some, can't wait to work for it.

I needed to make new stockings this year and your tutorial was perfect. I have the material & batting for 12 stockings cut out and ready to sew tomorrow. They're not even together yet, but they look great!

Fantastic tutorial! I made my own patchwork fabric out of whites, reds, and greens, then cut your pattern out on that. I also appliquéd our first names on the cuff. Thank you for these clear instructions!

Thank you for a great pattern and tutorial. I've been wanting to do this for years. I gave all of our old stockings -- the ones the kids grew up with to them. They are coming for Christmas and I want to make some. I wish we could print out the instructions along with the pattern. Just a thought. You know like a recipe.

Just discovered this tutorial last week and here it is a week later and I made one from your very easy directions. It's adorable and I thank you for sharing. I'm going to try to make 11 more for my family before Christmas so they can hang them up on Christmas Eve.

Fabulous tutorial! I am just beginning to sew (like this is literally my first project) and the first stocking turned out beautifully and I'm working on the second, which is moving along swimmingly. Thanks for a great tutorial! My family is going to LOVE these stockings :)

Judy333 God Bless you for volunteering and making the stockings for the NICU. I made an even dozen, passed them out to my children, grands and greats already, forgot to take a picture to post, sorry. They loved them! Thanks again for the very easy to follow tute.

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Hi there, could you please let me now how long/wide the finished stocking will be? I can not easily access a printer so will probably need to draw my own pattern. I've never done Christmas stockings before in my family so not sure how big it is or should be! Thanks very much.

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